BUTTE, Montana - Barack Obama’s campaign on Saturday distanced itself from a liberal talk show host who called Republican Sen. John McCain a “warmonger.”
Ed Schultz, a North Dakota-based talk show host, made the comment about McCain while speaking at a fund-raiser where Obama later took the stage.
“John McCain is not a warmonger and should not be described as such,” Obama spokeswoman Jen Psaki said, although she noted Obama’s criticism of McCain’s support for the Iraq war.
“He’s a supporter of a war that Senator Obama believes should have never been authorized and never been waged,” Psaki said.
The McCain campaign said the Schultz comment was a “smear” and called on Obama, an Illinois senator, to repudiate it directly.
Obama is vying with Sen. Hillary Clinton to become the Democratic nominee to run against Arizona Republican Sen. McCain in November.
The Illinois senator did not address the issue of the Schultz comment himself at either of two campaign events he held on Saturday in Montana.
McCain did, however.
“It’s a free country and we have freedom of speech,” McCain said in a statement. “And Mr. Schultz is entitled to his views. But I hope that in keeping with the spirit of Senator Obama, that they condemn, that Senator Obama will condemn such language since it was a part of his campaign.”
An Obama campaign official said the event where Schultz made the “warmonger” comment was a fund-raiser for the North Dakota Democratic Party, not one organized by the campaign.
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This is ridiculous that 1. McCain gets his panties in a bunch over being accurately called a warmonger! and 2. I am disappointed that Obama would so easily distance himself from a strong advocacy that Eddie can provide because of an appropriate description (warmonger)! If MCain does not want to be referred to as a warmonger he should not encourage or support policies that endorse war, particularly ILLEGAL ones.
- Posted by BarbI’ve decided that Barack Obama is the only possible candidate I can support. My second choice, Hillary, just doesn’t have the gravitas of Barack, nor the needed experience, nor the “fire in the belly”, nor is she scrumptious. And McCain?? Hah!! What a joke! Who would believe that someone who was elected four times to the Senate, was a prisoner of war, who received a Silver Star, a Bronze Star, the Legion of Merit, the Purple Heart and a Distinguished Flying Cross, who has stood up for what he thinks is right in the face of opposition from members of his own party as well as the Democrats, and who came back from the dead politically in the present campaign, could ever, ever be the President of the United States. Certainly not I.
No, my choice is Barack. A man among men. As he has told us in many a forum, a national defense and national security stalwart. Someone in whom we can place our trust and future in without having to worry that he’ll go out and start a war for no reason, unless, of course, it’s with an ally like Pakistan which just doesn’t do what we say. A man with well thought out, logical, and fair policy positions. Although I haven’t actually seen any of his policy initiatives laid out on paper, he has assured us from many a podium, that he’s been thinking about these things “a lot” since he became a Senator four years ago. I know, I know…some nitpickers would say that the fact that he missed 70% of the votes in the Senate and has never actually, you know, sponsored any legislation, that this somehow distracts from his stature. I disagree heartily. My man Barack has only been waiting for the opportunity to really make a difference…by, you know, becoming President or something.
And, by the way, this whole kerfuffle about his pastor, Jeremiah Wright, is just a media creation, aided and abetted by the Clinton campaign. I’ve personally watched and analyzed the videos of Wright making what is claimed to be outrageous anti-American, anti-semitic, and anti-white statements. It is obvious that he is speaking in tongues. Now some would say speaking in tongues is “speaking gibberish” or “talking nonsense.” The truth is, speaking in tongues is the most intelligent, perfect language in the universe. It is God’s language. And Wright is the perfect communicator. I credit Minister Louis Farrakhan, his good friend and mentor, for Wright and Obama’s growth in this area. I often think that Barack is speaking in tongues when I listen to him. (By the way I just bought Farrakhan’s complete collection of writings on Amazon.com; I look forward to putting them in a prominent place on my bookshelf with the other comic books. Not being disrespectful here; I think it was wise to put it out in a form most of his adherents prefer.)
Although I have really come around to thinking Hillary would make a great President — as well as bringing much needed drama back into the White House –I believe that her war-time experiences in Bosnia where she dodged sniper fire might have been much too traumatic and affected her judgement. Her foreign policy experience such as bringing peace to Northern Ireland or someplace, is laudable, but it doesn’t compare with Barack’s work in the streets of Chicago as a community activist which taught him that everybody will play fair if you talk nice to them. Kudos for her ultimately failed health care initiative early on in Bill’s administration, but Barack, as a Illinois legislator, actually voted on a bill which would have, had it passed, done something or another to help people do something regarding getting Medicare paperwork processed faster at the state level…an important goal.
Well, I’ve obviously said too much. You probably think I’ve just gone all ga-ga over Barack. Not the case I can assure you. Even though he is young, charismatic, brilliant, very, very handsome, scrumptious, a family man, has a brilliant beautiful wife, and two lovely, brilliant children, has brilliant teeth, is eloquent and far-sighted and just scrumptious, I’ll still hold my options open until the election…even though Barack’s my man, make no mistake. Did I mention he’s scrumptious?
- Posted by John BrainerdMcCain suffered far more than I when I was involved in the same police action (never deemed a “war”).
I admire him immensely, but will not vote for him. Such a vote is simply a vote for continuing the Bush/Cheney legacy.
- Posted by WinstarThis is some spin trick by the McCain campaign. They are actually using Obama for their PR. They are manipulating Obama into proclaiming that McCain is not a warmonger (when he most obviously IS a warmonger). Obama shouldn’t fall for it. Let McCain defend himself and his failed fascist policies. Don’t make Obama do it for you.
- Posted by JamesBarb, this is the kind of us/them all or nothing approach that Obama has consistently rejected, and I’m glad he continues to do so. Emotionally charged invective solves nothing. It is entirely possible to strongly oppose the war without demonizing every person who supports it. Rise above the us-or-them rhetoric.
- Posted by KeithIn retrospect, we would be better off not to have invaded Iraq. The fact remains that we did.
Intelligent people will not let their fuming hatred of Bush twist their thinking on reality. The reality is that we are in Iraq; now we need to do what is best for both the US and for Iraq.
John McCain (who I do not support, by the way) is not a warmonger; he is a realist who understands that we have gotten ourselves into a bad situation, but definitely need to act in the best interests of the US and of Iraq.
- Posted by HigleyPunditGee, Senator Obama gets called everything nasty by the Clintons and Hilliary’s campaign. If Senator Obama reacted like Senator McCain is reacting to being called a warmonger, he would be spending 75% of his invaluable time defending himself.
I believe Senator McCain is overreacting as so many, many people DO think of him and George W. as warmongers. It is interesting, sometime ago there was a “personality” assessment of the three candidates. Senator McCain was described as a person who would start wars to have something to do and liked to the fireman who starts fires so he can help put them out.
It would behoove Senator McCain to not be so sensitive. All of the candidates are getting a bunch of “flack” about one thing or another; why does Senator McCain believe he is to be excluded?
- Posted by NinaKAnyone remember bomb bomb bomb, bomb bomb iran?
- Posted by DrDoctorI agree with Barb. McCain has threatened Iran numerous times with a glee in his eye, in concrete evidence that the Iraq invasion was a mistake (and may even have been illegal), and even once, and very inappropriately, sang “bomb bomb Iran” to the tune of th Beach Boys?
But what strikes me as even more perverse is that Ed Schultz, a talk show host who is paid to make opinions, is being pushed to take it back. When did Rush ever take back all the crap he said about Dems, questioning their patriotism, accusing Clinton of murder, etc.
Obama should not apologize. He has no responsibility for anyone’s words except his own. When the Swiftboater’s attacked John Jerry, BUsh refused to denounce them.
- Posted by EricObama has championed civility in this campaign. He has been consistent in avoidance and his criticism of inflammatory language like this. It’s one of the many things that draws me to him as a candidate–he can make a strong case and win people over without resorting to hyberbole, truth-bending, race-baiting and many of the other tactics employed by countless politicians before him. He made the right move in distancing himself without owning Schultz’s comments. As always, his strategy is impeccable.
- Posted by SusanGee, Senator Obama gets called everything nasty by the Clintons and Hilliary’s campaign. If Senator Obama reacted like Senator McCain is reacting to being called a warmonger, he would be spending 75% of his invaluable time defending himself.
I believe Senator McCain is overreacting as so many, many people DO think of him and George W. as warmongers. It is interesting, sometime ago there was a “personality” assessment of the three candidates. Senator McCain was described as a person who would start wars to have something to do and likened to the fireman who starts fires so he can help put them out.
It would behoove Senator McCain to not be so sensitive. All of the candidates are getting a bunch of “flack” and “criticism” about one thing or another; why does Senator McCain believe he is to be excluded or immune?
- Posted by NinaKInteresting that a candidate running on a platform of “100 years in Iraq” and “Bomb bomb bomb, bomb bomb Iran!” would be offended at being reminded of his own words…
Mr. Obama is a gentleman, a classy guy. That’s the only reason he would want to distance himself from unnecessary rhetoric. Yes, it’s true McCain acts and speaks like a “warmonger”–But the next POTUS knows that there are ways to point that out with less inflammatory rhetoric that will accomplish the same end, but without resorting to ad hominem attacks.
- Posted by obamaforpresidentI believe Mr. Obama will personally repudiate the comment. Mr. McCain stepped forwarded personally when the same incidence happened in reverse.
If I remember correctly, the only political message Mr. McCain attached to the plublisity of the incident was assure voters he intends to run a clean campaign, one which has no room for those types of attacks.
Mr. Obama has gone much further with Ms. Power. One I’m sure he wishes he had back as she might just turn out to be telling BBC the truth.
- Posted by MikeIf you go to Wikipedia, look up the pejorative “warmonger”, and note the following:
McCain was ridiculed for saying the term “bomb-bomb Iran” when making fun of the classic Beach Boys song.
He has stated that the U.S. could be in Iraq for 100 years.
Has publically agreed with all of Bush’s war policies, including torture.
Is courting Bush supporters at any cost to get elected, and not appear too “liberal” for the radical GOP conservatives. Therefore, he is going to support the Iraq war to ensure he gets the most GOP support (the party line).
And so many other examples.
Even if McCain is not a full warmonger, he is a full supporter of two warmongers (Bush and Cheney). In my opinion, that makes McCain a warmonger as well. Ed Schultz is correct - this is not a smear effort. If there was any effort out there to smear politicians, it would be coming from the likes of Rush and the loonie shock-conservative talk radio people.
- Posted by SteveBarb,
- Posted by MitchAre you an example of what diplomacy would be like if Obama became President?
Obama is too classy NOT to denounce such terminology, and it’s kind of one of those political “have to’s”, but yeah, you go around singing “bomb Iran” and talking about keeping troops in Iraq for 100 years and say stuff like, “Well, I hate to tell you but there’s going to be more wars…” well, then you ARE a warmonger. But I think Obama has to distance himself from those kind of statements publicly.
- Posted by Chris CarlsonWhile I think McCain can accurately be called a warmonger, it is a somewhat rude term for someone selling war. Monger really does sound nasty. If only he’d been called a war salesman, there would have been no PC transgression and yet another idiotic digression could have been avoided.
- Posted by Michael McClardIt wouldn’t be a violation, to call the Democratic party a party of pascifists in response. If they weren’t reliving the 60’s every day of the week they might pick up some votes.
While the Democratic party whines incessantly about a war being fought for oil….they shut down oil exploration and offer no other alternative to the combustion engine.
Mandate the demise of the combustion engine, for all electric vehicles, run by nuclear power. We have plasma burners that can dispose of the batteries. We have Yucca Mountain for nuclear waste.
If you want off of Middle Eastern Oil, then make a stand for change. Wind power, and no solar power being mandated, is just as bad. Force the energy companies to change over, or do it yourself under emergency procedures.
If we can create a nuclear weapon….we can surely change over the combustion engine, to replaceable batteries, and electric vehicles. Change your battery at the convenience store.
We whine incessantly about a war, that could of been a non event, if the Democratic Party forced alternative energy, rather than blocking any energy change or development for the last 30 years.
ANWR and the argument against it is a joke. The Caribou calve under the pipe because it is warm. Drilling on a pad the size of 5 square miles will not effect Alaska one bit. As far as pristine…..come visit in the summer, when the mosquitos bleed you dry. They kill caribou, from taking so much blood. It isn’t as pristine as all the environmentalists make it out to be.
- Posted by Steven WilsonI may vote for McCain, but I could never vote for Obama! B.Hussein Obama showed immense lack of judgement over his personal decision to support his racist Pastor. He showed even more lack of judgement by sitting his two young daughters in the pews while the anti-American and anti-white rhetoric continued to flow out of Pastor Wright’s disgusting mouth-hole.
- Posted by Bob N UplandJust because many Obama supporters are not Caucasian also indicates that his support is racist. It seems okay that the Pastor and his supporter can be racist-so long as it is against whites and America.
I wonder if McCain will return the favor and tell Rush to keep his trap shut about all his negative comments….doubt it.
- Posted by JohnWhen will the Democratic party pull the men out of Europe. When will they pull the troops out of Korea.
I seem to remember a Democrat named Roosevelt who put troops into Europe. Clinton did the same.
While we argue only about a Republican’s war. How about pulling all the troops out, left by Democrats, before we throw tantrums every day of the week. It amazes me we have such one track thinking in the Democratic party. I don’t hear anyone pulling out troops from Democratic wars….and cleaning up our backyards first.
You look hypocritical to say the least. Switch to alternative energy….then you have a plausable argument.
All the rest of the arguments just fill the airwaves with garbage, that doesn’t change a thing. If you can’t offer an alternative to doing nothing……which is what the Democrats have been doing, blocking oil exploration….then you don’t have an argument. It’s just a lot of this problem….that problem…..and we aren’t going to fix the problem. But the Democratic party is happy to bring the problems up, as long as it gets them elected.
Mandate electric cars and solar power and wind power. That is change. The rest is just talk.
- Posted by Steven WilsonI want to raise a potential issue about John McCain that has been completely ignored by the press. While I commend McCain’s bravery and patriotism in Viet Nam (he was amazing), I am concerned about anyone becoming president who endured such treatment. Not that this doesn’t show us his strength, quite the contrary. But god only knows what mental wires got tripped or crossed as he went through years of abuse and torture. I can not imagine anyone emerging from his experiences in Viet Nam without profound emotional and psychological scars, perhaps worse. The movie, The Manchurian candidate, while a fictional tale, has laid seeds of concern that virtually ANYTHING could have happened to McCain’s brain during that period of time. If anything we should honor his great suffering, but not by making him the one who has keys to our nuclear arsenal and other weapons of mass destruction. It is simply too big a risk for the US to take when our world has already been destabilized by both terrorists and an administration willing to take on a war without provocation or truly legal justification.
- Posted by David BurtaI’d like to see a big change a big big change in U.S and outside of the world i do not seat back and watch the other men doing so.if i would say Obama is a black like me and support him or pray him for Victory and McCain is a white man not wish him hope.i am wrong there is a bad Black people as well as good ones.i love a good one who can stand to help the Opprresed and down-trodden people of Ogaden who are suffered by the hand of Abyssinia and ignorance of Jenday Frezer the asissance of neo-nazi Hitler Of Africa.
- Posted by AxmedRepublican John McCain Thursday portrayed his possible Democratic presidential election rival Barack Obama as a national security neophyte who was dishonestly misrepresenting him on Iraq.
- Posted by SergeIntensifying his assault, McCain questioned Obama’s plan to leave a “strike force” of US troops in the Middle East after an eventual withdrawal from Iraq, and accused him of being “disingenuous” about his own Iraq stance.
Obama, who has pledged to end the war in Iraq in 2009, if he is elected, said this week that he would leave enough troops in the country to defend the US embassy, along with a strike force in the region to hobble Al-Qaeda.
“I think somebody ought to ask what in the world he’s talking about, especially since he has no experience or background at all in national security affairs,” McCain said in an MSNBC interview.
McCain also hit out at Obama for claiming he wants to wage a 100 year war in Iraq, saying he was deliberately taking his remarks about a South Korea or Japan-style multi-generational peacekeeping presence out of context.
“Senator Obama is being disingenuous, because he knows better.”
In a Fox News interview, McCain said Obama was being “dishonest.”
“No one could have interpreted that exchange as me saying that we are going to be in a war for
100 years. And so for Senator Obama to interpret (it) that way is obviously willful distortion.”
straight talk means the leader assumes responsability for what his people say
I know some NY liberals have never experienced straight talk in their lives, but most americans understand what it means
having your dog bite the heels of your adversary while you keep a straight face reflects a lack of honor, a cowardly manipulative personality hiding behind a fake
- Posted by BenMcCain realizes you can’t just yank our troops out of Iraq. McCain is much better than Obama by a long shot. McCain is not going to be another four more years of Bush. Bush was a spender, McCain will stop the spending. You create jobs and spur the economy by decreasing taxes not increasing them like Obama wants to.
Three posts I have written
Barack, his church and liberation theology
http://mark24609.blogspot.com/2008/03/de constructing-obama.html
The economy
http://mark24609.blogspot.com/2008/04/co ming-economic-tsunami.html
and Barack’s tax plan
http://mark24609.blogspot.com/2008/03/de constructing-obama.html
Mark
- Posted by Mark Diashttp://mark24609.blogspot.com/
To every thing turn, turn, turn…
Thank God that we still have our freedoms in the US! If you went to the democratic caucuses I would be worried … Democracy must be upheld!
I hope that our children, whom have grown soft by privilege, will understand it when they may have to actually sacrifice as much as our service men and women have done day in and day out for us.
Please pay attention to history so we will not repeat it!
We are here on the brink of too many wars…
- Posted by LEISASo, some of you would vote for McCain. Wow? After he promised to keep Bush’s tax cut permanent where the economy going nowhere, you would vote for McCain. Wounderful
- Posted by kdonThis distancing of oneself from righteous comments (e.g. ‘McCain is a warmonger’) is the kind of thing that makes me want to distance myself from Obama himself. Maybe he is too young to take necessary risks. When you ‘get on’ you sometimes get more daring and decide that truth is too valuable to dismiss even when somebody gets on your case. McCain doesn’t have any right to put forth a view on this as of course he would denounce any word which doesn’t sound neutral or fawning. This is a dangerous man, who is war all over — for many generations in his family; he doesn’t have any perspective on what war is; he thinks it is braids and medals and being a ‘hero’ and, according to his book, ‘dressing for dinner’ as did his parents, every evening. He is living in a war/military dreamland. He is using his
- Posted by Sheryll Stuart(comment got sent too soon)
He is using his…book-generated and populace-mirrored-back image of his ‘heroism’ (in surviving prison and torture, which I do define as heroic but not in service of anyone else; but himself, yes, heroic) to intimidate his fellow young senator. This should not be allowed to stand.
(From a trauma psychotherapist of 25 years)
- Posted by Sheryll Stuart(Third Part of Comment:)
I have been enthusiastic for Obama.
It is any politician’s fear of taking a stand (as in this case of not standing up for what is true: (i.e. ‘McCain is a warmonger’) that just makes me want to give up and not vote. If I am feeling that way, a strong, principled supporter, then it is a good bet that many many others are also feeling that way, and they may actually take their vote back from Obama.
You really cannot either be bland or satisfy all of the people all of the time. You must take a stand; be interesting. You, Obama, are getting less interesting all the time. Being bland, I don’t think, will get you anywhere.
Look, a substantial slice of the possible Obama supporters will be simply cut off the top of the pyramid of possible voters due to racism or unconscious racism. So you must stand out for your principled stands. You must let us know where you are, what you will do, what you believe in. You must be thoroughly principled (see below).
Another extremely important point: Barack Obama has not, as I understand it, promised to get rid of Blackwater and other corrupt/irresponsible contractors in Iraq (and Afghanistan). Hillary Clinton has promised this. Obama should do so as well, as there are many of us waiting for him to do so. Some of these people will go over to one or another side if he doesn’t take a stand. (Why would someone NOT stand against these unaccountable, murderous, amoral organizations? Barack Obama, take a stand.
- Posted by Sheryll StuartJohn McCain a war monger? Give me a break!
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- Posted by KYJurisDoctorJohn McCain was a prisoner of war. A war monger? Never. Some stupid liberal who likes to hear the sound of his own voice opened his mouth and made a fool of himself.
Obama’s people tend to shoot their own candidate in the back. He needs to get this under control.
- Posted by Jay SWhat exactly does Obama plan to do? Best I can figure he turns tail and runs and we have to fight a bigger war 4 years down the line. Obama is not a good choice. McCain has been there and knows what to do.
- Posted by OrenMcCain is no “warmonger”. I support McCain because a single party in control of the Legislative and Executive is just a BAD idea!
If the Dems were in control of congress, the Iraq war would never have happened. If McCain gets elected and the Dems control congress. Their will be continued pressure to get out with a steady hand guiding it. The Dems in congress would bow to what ever Obama wants and that is against the checks and balances that are suppose to be in place in our government.
- Posted by gridlockHere is a quote:
Earlier today, I ordered America’s armed forces to strike military and security targets in Iraq. They are joined by British forces. Their mission is to attack Iraq’s nuclear, chemical and biological weapons programs and its military capacity to threaten its neighbors.
Their purpose is to protect the national interest of the United States, and indeed the interests of people throughout the Middle East and around the world.
Saddam Hussein must not be allowed to threaten his neighbors or the world with nuclear arms, poison gas or biological weapons.
I want to explain why I have decided, with the unanimous recommendation of my national security team, to use force in Iraq; why we have acted now; and what we aim to accomplish.
(for those who don’t remember it. This is from President Clinton in 1998)
- Posted by LJ BlueIt just bears repeating when you talk about ‘Warmonger’.
- Posted by LJ BlueKeep repeating the Clinton quote when you say ‘Warmonger’
I almost feel sorry for the neocons. After seven and half years with bush, they still yearn for more incompetent decisions from their leaders. McCain, a navy pilot that was shot down in Viet Nam, has become their golden boy. He wants to extend the war in Iraq, continue the recession, and help dismantle the Constitution. His own party is having a real hard time supporting him. I doubt if McCain gets more than 50m votes. Obama will probably receive better than 75m votes.
- Posted by shiloh2020I’m an Obama supporter all the way; but I can assure you that no right minded individual thinks McCain is a warmonger. He shouldn’t be lumped in with Bush and company.
Nevertheless, because of his party and their expectations he won’t end this war. He will continue to spend on it. He’s going to try and try to polish this turd of a war and it’s going to bankrupt us.
So what I really want to know from all those posting from Operation Chaos is when do we cut our losses? We’ve already spent a trillion dollars in Iraq. And money spent killing insurgents doesn’t have the same ROI as money spent on things like roads, schools (that don’t teach radical Islam), job training, etc.
I know you think you are the tough red-blooded American’s but since when is swiping your credit card tough? Cause that’s what your doing on a national level to fight this war. Once upon a time we all made sacrifices to go to war but now we just borrow and print the money then hand it to the industrial military complex. Even worse you people have the audacity to complain about taxes while you lead us into a war. And you’re the ones that truly love this country?
BTW - for the war buffs out there. After WWII there was 1 allied soldier for every 20 Germans. That a soldier on every street corner and alley in Germany. Thats a lot. And that’s how you prevent an insurgency. So the next President needs to either rally world-wide support to put 1/2 a million troops in Iraq for the next year or two OR needs to bring our involvement to a close.
- Posted by JKI support Obama but do not believe that McCain is a warmonger either. I am glad Obama did acknowledge this because McCain may have said a few distasteful things but being a former soldier, I can say I’ve heard plenty and joked around myself. It certainly didn’t make me feel I was a warmonger. It’s a way of dealing with the stress of scenarios that get very ugly. It seems some people slam Obama for what he did -not- say and someone else did OR they slam McCain for being a baby and bringing up that Obama should denounce someone else. Really, I don’t fault either of them. In a heartbeat I’d say Bush or Cheney is a warmonger and also used to ‘cowboy politics’ but McCain does not seem that way. Why people make such a big deal out of this is beyond me. McCain has a right to be offended and know Obama’s stance. Obama however doesn’t owe an apology for someone else, but instead to say just what he did.
- Posted by ZarthusIf our First Amendment right of freedom of speech is to be protected, then people should be able to say just about whatever they want as long as it’s their opinion and isn’t blatantly defamatory, obscene, treasonous, or otherise procedurally illegal. Thus, if Ed wants to call McCain a warmonger, he’s entitled to his opinion. As is Rush Limbaugh, as is Rev. Wright - it doesn’t mean that everyone that hears it agrees or is somehow complicit in it. If all I did was publically denounce everything that is spoken by others that I disagree with, I’d never get anything else done! Instead, focus on the facts, not the spin or the hype or the pointless startegizing and plotting that occurs in political campaings - the facts show that McCain, with all of his history, service, connections and let’s say “good” intentions, still represents a continuation of Bush/Cheney policies. This will likely not lead to a positive end result, as recent history has proven. Clinton, with all of her connections, perceived “power”, and “good” intentions represents the continuation of an adversarial political environment at the very least, meaning a likely continuation of nothing getting done in Washington. So that leaves Obama, who, while still keeping some details about his plans close to the vest, represents a cleaner break than anyone else running for the office. The person who gets elected, however, should be the person who most effectively and expediently deals with US energy consumption, plain and simple, as all other issues - from international relations to the US economy to climate change to pollution to technological development all depend on finding alternative energy sources. It is a fantastic opportunity to transform this country and the world, and we need leadership to make it happen - Obama represents this country’s best hope of actually acheiving something in this direction.
- Posted by DBDBlol remember that time McCain said “bomb bomb Iran” and then like, totally didnt say anything else after that that could provide proper context for the joke? jeesh i cant believe people actually vote for that clown, who would start a press conference, say “bomb iran” and then leave without taking any further questions? crazy.
- Posted by lollercaust